About DeskLook

DeskLook is a program that reads data directly from your Outlook and displays them on the desktop which becomes interactive. It resembles Outlook Today data view with addition of a calendar for three months: current, next, previous.

Appointments in the calendar list are displayed according to the setting in Customize Outlook Today and the same goes for tasks in tasks list and folders in messages list. Everything is interactive, e.g. you can double click on an appointment directely on the desktop to get it opened in Outlook.

DeskLook offers two data views, fixed central and customizable side bar, in three different styles with changeable transparency, and works even if Outlook is not started so you will have your data available all the time. You can easily hide data without exiting the program if that is necessary.

DeskLook is able to start your Outlook so you can use its launch on startup option to have both programs automatically started each time you switch on your computer. In addition, the program features an option to popup central data view temporarily on top of the screen, it displays current day of the month in the system tray and you can explicitly choose between 12/24h time formats.

Note:
DeskLook has to check Outlook's data often so it can update the wallpaper when necessary. Therefore it keeps Outlook in memory even if it is not visible in your task bar. As a consequence you might notice hard disk activity on regular intervals and that is absolutely normal, just remember to exit DeskLook before starting any backup programs (otherwise your .pst file will be skipped). It is also recommendable to exit DeskLook before starting any full hard disk virus scanning session as it will be completed quicker that way. There is one more side effect to DeskLook keeping Outlook in memory all the time, your reminders will continue to work normally and pop-up in due time.

We believe DeskLook is a program Microsoft® Outlook® users have been waiting for a long time, but we would also like to hear your opinion. What kind of functionality would you like to see in future versions? Please send us your suggestions and comments to info@xemico.com.

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